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Records survive from 1246; most manors stopped holding court in the 1800's.<br> | Records survive from 1246; most manors stopped holding court in the 1800's.<br> | ||
The Manorial Documents Register lists extant manorial records and their location. They also have a list, by parish, showing the manors lying within each parish. Actual records are held in The National Archives (Kew, near London), county record offices, large reference libraries, muniment rooms in the manor house, and sometimes in the private papers of the solicitors for the estate.<br> | The Manorial Documents Register (MDR) lists extant manorial records and their location. They also have a list, by parish, showing the manors lying within each parish. The MDR is a type of catalogue, which identifies what records exist and where they are located. Actual records are held in The National Archives (Kew, near London), county record offices, large reference libraries, muniment rooms in the manor house, and sometimes in the private papers of the solicitors for the estate.<br> | ||
The Manorial Documents Register is being placed [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/ online]. As of November 2011, the catalogue of extant manorial documents available online includes:<br> | The National Archives website describes the MDR: | ||
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The Manorial Documents Register is the official register of manorial documents for England and Wales. We maintain it on behalf of the Master of the Rolls. The Register contains information about the nature and location of surviving manorial documents. | |||
Manorial documents have statutory protection under the Manorial Documents Rules. They are defined in the Rules as court rolls, surveys, maps, terriers, documents and books of every description relating to the boundaries, franchises, wastes, customs or courts of a manor. Only those types of document defined in the Rules as manorial documents are noted in the Manorial Documents Register. Title deeds and other evidences of title are not defined as manorial documents and are therefore not included in the Register. | |||
The Manorial Documents Register is not a register of title, and we do not seek to collect information about the ownership or descent of manors.<ref>The National Archives, About the Manorial Documents Register. Retrieved 16 Nov 2011 from http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/aboutapps/mdr/about.htm.</ref> <br> | |||
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The MDR is being placed [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/ online]. As of November 2011, the catalogue of extant manorial documents available online includes:<br> | |||
*Wales (all counties) | *Wales (all counties) | ||